A fine contest set by the palistan lower-order and hafeez after a top-order collapse and NZ were set 247 to win.After getting the key wickets of williamson and munro, Pakistan were clearly ahead.However, rain played spoilsport in the 100th match party between the two sides as the kiwis were set a revised targer. Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor laid into the atack with a flurry sixes after the rain delay to polish of the target with 7 ball to spare.So, New Zealand go 2-0 up in this five match series, and pakistan will have to make to an extraordinary comeback in the next three games if they are to win this series.
Player of the match is Martin Guptill.
pak 246/9 (50)
NZ 151/2 (23.5)
New Zealand win by 8 wickets-DLS Method-match reduced to 25 overs due to rain